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03-14-2010, 08:15 PM
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I'm a big enthusiast of distortion, not sure why, and I was just wondering who you guys think uses it best. My vote goes to Geezer Butler.
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03-14-2010, 08:18 PM
| | | | Jason Newstead? I'm not sure if he plays with distortion. How about Les Claypool?
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03-14-2010, 08:27 PM
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03-14-2010, 08:32 PM
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03-14-2010, 08:38 PM
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03-14-2010, 08:46 PM
| | | | - Marco Hietala of Nightwish. Really. Honestly. Does a good job of cutting through the huge symphonic wall going on there. Read that he uses a Sansamp GT2. Have one for guitar and tried it on bass. Too noisy.
- Mariusz Duda of Riverside. Not full on distortion, but slightly overdriven at times. That guy has great tone. Plays a Mayonne. Seeing more and more of those. Beautiful bases.
- Alex Webster's work on Blotted Science. Again, not full on distortion, just a slight overdrive. Real nice.
- +1 on John Wetton. Always liked his tone, on anything he's ever done.
Personally, I HATE full on, fuzzy-wuzzy / buzz-saw distortion on bass. Turns everything to mud, IMO. But that's just me. |
03-14-2010, 08:47 PM
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my favorite is Tim Commerford.
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03-14-2010, 08:48 PM
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03-14-2010, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jhan - Marco Hietala of Nightwish. Really. Honestly. Does a good job of cutting through the huge symphonic wall going on there. | +100
Add Amy of Clatter to that as well.
If you've heard her setup at close-range LIVE you KNOW why.
If you include very old school(I cut my chops on) then Mel Schacher of Grand Funk although(IMO) some of his distortion was/is pushing gear to or past its limits.
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03-14-2010, 09:26 PM
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03-14-2010, 09:26 PM
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03-14-2010, 09:44 PM
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03-14-2010, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Space-Man I'm a big enthusiast of distortion, not sure why, and I was just wondering who you guys think uses it best. My vote goes to Geezer Butler. | I'm a bass distortion enthusiast too. I use distortion on bass. I like high-gain distortions and grinding distortions. I also like to combine distortion with chorus. it gives me a grungy but heavy sound. on the subject of who I think has awesome distorted bass sounds, here's my list.
1.Lemmy kilmister of motorhead
2.Cliff burton of metalica
3.Peter steele of type o negative
4.Paige haily of orgy |
03-14-2010, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by purpletornado Jason Newstead? I'm not sure if he plays with distortion. How about Les Claypool? | purpletornado, jason does use distortion when he does bass solos. check out this youtube clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SZ__yGE7y0
at 1:17, he starts using distortion. |
03-14-2010, 10:33 PM
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03-14-2010, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Crystalman85 I'm a bass distortion enthusiast too. I use distortion on bass. I like high-gain distortions and grinding distortions. I also like to combine distortion with chorus. it gives me a grungy but heavy sound. on the subject of who I think has awesome distorted bass sounds, here's my list.
1.Lemmy kilmister of motorhead
2.Cliff burton of metalica
3.Peter steele of type o negative
4.Paige haily of orgy | Yes, and yes!
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03-14-2010, 10:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Omaha, NE | | | Tim Commerford, Justin Chancellor, and Brian Cook get my votes. Perhaps with top choice for me being Cook. |
03-14-2010, 10:43 PM
| | | | Tim Commerford for sure!!!!
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